PA Black Bear Kills

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Pennsylvania man kills 679-pound male black bear at 5 yards with .357 handgun: report
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A Pennsylvania man reportedly killed a 679-pound black bear that was five yards away with a .357 handgun during last weekend's opening of the state's four-day bear harvest.

Jordan M. Tutmaher, the man, said the bear emerged near a Christmas tree patch, according to the report. YourErie.com reported.

A total of 1,241 black bears were killed in the opening day, the report said. The state's best opening day was in 2011 when 1,936 bears were harvested.
FILE: The Louisiana black bear is one of 16 subspecies of the American black bear.

FILE: The Louisiana black bear is one of 16 subspecies of the American black bear. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

The largest bear harvested that day was a male estimated at 704 pounds, taken by a rifle at about 8:30 a.m., the report said. .

Bears have been harvested in 53 counties during the statewide season so far, the report said.
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Best regards,

CJR

The .357 is sweet, sweet, sweet
Mid-bore with perfect ballistics
Yes, I know nothing is perfect

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Rumor has it that a nice Horstkamp rifle will do in a pinch.

I heard it was Winchester white box jhp.

No suprise there especially at such close range .

Well that sounds like getting in there real close. Wonder how fast he was pulling on that trigger ?

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Originally Posted by missionary5155

Well that sounds like getting in there real close. Wonder how fast he was pulling on that trigger ?

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At that range I'd have been standing there afterwards still going clickclickclickclick! Or maybe I'd still be running, I still have night mares from an encounter with a bear as a child.

1241 the first day! That’s a lot of bear greese. The real stuff. Just render some down and there’s nothing better to protect your boots or other leather.

:lol: Don`t know how fast he was pulling the trigger,BUT I would bet that bear would have been slipping and sliding in the exhaust discharge from that feller.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

About 10 years ago one of the guys in the area of Pa. I hunt dropped a 608 pounder... I saw the bear and it was the size of a medium size cow.

The average Pa. bear runs less than half this one... I think he was very fortunate that the bear was so close so a precise shot could be made...if that bear was 50 yards out the outcome would have probably been a lot different...

Bob

No doubt a 357 can and did get the job done, but if it were me handgun hunting where there was a chance to bag a larger than average size Bear I believe a 44 magnum, 454 casul or something larger would be better. When you are dealing with something that could just as well walk up and have YOU for dinner I'd rather use something with a little more umph!

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Originally Posted by Houndog

No doubt a 357 can and did get the job done, but if it were me handgun hunting where there was a chance to bag a larger than average size Bear I believe a 44 magnum, 454 casul or something larger would be better. When you are dealing with something that could just as well walk up and have YOU for dinner I'd rather use something with a little more umph!

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This is why I carry a 35 Remington during the concurrent deer/bear seasons. Once bear drops out I carry an 1894C in 357 for the remainder of the deer season. I have little doubt the 1894C would be enough for bear. But I’d rather have a little more power just in case.

A good friend of mine is a wildlife control guy. He has to shoot a lot of coastal black bear. He often uses a .44 mag revolver with very good results. As with anything, it's all about shot placement. Clearly a .357 can take them down, but personally I'd feel a lot better with a .44 at least.